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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11

"Speaking Of the coloquial powers of Sen.
ator Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky" says First
Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson, II
am reminded of story. When Joe and
wero young fellows We were in school to.
gethcr, and il happened that two Of our
friends had falling out and concluded to
settle it according To the code, with Joe and
myself us seconds. Somehow, Joe had the
reputation of being posted on such affairs,
and when all arrangements had been com.
pleted, and We were Oh the ground, wo gave
him full power of direction. We tossc, for
choice of position, and my side won. The sun
was just rising, and [ placed my man with
his back to it. Joe saw the disadvantage of
his principal, and began TO do II little talking
for some other arrangement. He went into
the history Of dueling, citing cases and giving
statistics; he explained the courtesy of the
code; he argued every point Of honor, aud 50
on, with such force and continuance tint
when we finally got ready to resume wurlikc
preparations the sun had gone down, and it
was SO dark that our mcn couldn't see each
other at ten PAGES. Of course, Joe was as
much surprised as any Of us, hut it put an
end to the duel, and our principals never re.
newetl it. t."-Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
THE cHIMpANzEE QUESTION.
Tho Possibility of ~ Great Crisis in Our
Political liistory-A Serious Outlook.

Tho Possibility of IL Great Crisis in Our
Political liistory-A Serious Outlook.
Now that the experiment of training tho
chlmpanzcc as n servant has been tried and
round successful very grave question arises
before us, and unless some immediate steps
are taken for its prevention IL very serious
evil is likely to result
Let us suppose that things have been
allowed to take their own course and that VIC
arc in the year 1857. Every day cargocs of
chiinlslI2crs are brought into the country and
sold us servants. Men in all parts of tho
country have seized upon this opportunity to
obtain cheap labor, and havc expended time
and money il educating the chmpanzec, so
that now, at the end of II century of careful
training, he has almost reached perfection
maiden la,ly in Boston discovered that the
rh'nia'Mer haSarrived at surh q degree of in-
tclliGrnrr that lie is in every way the equal Of
ii's MASTER. She communicates this fact to-
hi"t!'or maiden lady over Il cup of tea Tho
other lady agrees with her, and they decide
that lh" chimpanzcc is very muc! oppressed.
The disease spreads rapidly, and in short
time the n,ailon ladies of Boston honl Il meet
ing and pass II resolution that the rhinpanzce
must ID" cnlancipatc1. Men throughout tho
country who have invested largely in clim-
ra,z"rs, and arc dependent upon them for
their livelihood, are strongly opposed to this
measure; hut the women of Boston are firm:
either the country must free the climpanzeo
alii place him on equal footing with all other
clti&''lis of tho United states or the women of
boston Will Sece,le. 1t is great crisis in oul.
political history. We may lose the great city
of Boston, and perhaps Massachusetts. The
excitement throughout the country is intense.
Men talk of war Shall we again bcur the
strain of civil conticts But tho women of
boston stand firm. Congress passes bill of
emancipation and the president signs it.
Thousands of hen arc ruined, hut the Chin
pallz'e is free. But is the chimpanZcc happy!
No longer provided with food and clothing,
he wun'lcrs about in utter dcsoation. One
hundred years of education lave deprived
llm of that instinct which nature gave him.
He shivers in the cold wind, and is unable to
provide himself with food. A boycott has
been declared against all who shall employ
him. His lot is indeed wrctched
Why, then, do our Statesmen worry them
selves about such questions us prohibition and
woman suffrage, or allow their minds to be
dissipated by considering the labor question
and knights of Labor railroad corpora
lions! Why do they waste their time in dis
putting with Canada upon the rights of fisher.
men, or spend weary nights in writing nr-
tlclcs on scacoast dcfcnscS, and in hunting up
difficult propositions for the next civil servico
examination! Why do they not, before It is
too late and the evil is upon us, turn their at
tclltion I" the all important question Of tho
chnpallzce:-Cor. New York Graphic
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
Cnre of the Eres.

The person who wishes to keep his cycsight
good until late in life should allow nothing
irritating to get into them. If in travelling,
dust or cinder, get i'll, they should he care
fully removed as soon US possible afterwnrd
by the application Of water along the edge of
the closed lids and by immersins the eyes
completely. This process should hc continued
for several days. In reality, every ono would
do well to apply pure water to the edge of
the closed lids several times every day by
means of soft cloth, and mmersc them COM
plctely once or twice. The eyes should never
be squeezed, pressed or roughly treated The
practice followed by some Of pressing tho
corner between the thumb and forcfimger to
prevent the flattening that comes with advan-
cling age is of doubtful benefit. Any ono
who observes these simple rules in regard to
straining the eyes, who keeps them constantly
free from foreign substances with pure water,
may, if he has 10 hereditary weakness, defy
time for many years and avert paying
heavy bills to the oculist.-San Francisco
Chronicle
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
SETH GREEN'S eALLANTRY.
His Rescue of an 1S-ycar-old Maidon.
An Interesting Incident.

His Rescue of an 1S-ycar-old Maidon.
An Interesting Incident.
Said Seth Green, the fish culturist: :" 1 was
trout fishing on Pine creek, Pennsylvania be-
low Smiths dam. The creek below the dam
was about five ro,ls across, and the bottom
covered with hard heads from tho size of u
goose egg to n barrel. Tho water was three
feet deep, and whirlcl around like the whirl
pool of Niagara. There was no escape there
for anybody if he was unlurky enough to get
III, unless he was very expert swimmer
There were sawhorscs placed across the creel;
and rlanks fastened them for foot bridge.
l had twelve pound basket nearly filled
When saw an 1S-year-old girl come ON the
bridge. When shc got to me stepped on ono
of tho sawlorscs to let her pass.
81 watched her as she continued, and don't
think She had got more than thirty feet from
me before noticed that her head began tu
swim. She gave one of those peculiar screams
such us are natural to all girls when in dan.
ger, tottcrcd for an instant and fell head fore.
most down tho stream, and being buoyed up
somewhat by her clothing tho swift current
carried her rapidly along toward tho dec,
hole 10 drop my rod and Jump into tho
water was but tho work of a second. and
feet OF water rs fast ;s could. went down
twice, but kept going and overlook her about
iltty or sixty feet from where slo went in
aud then began the struggle. grabbed, her
and turned her around, and the first thing sl,,
dld was to clutch mo with one hand and pusl
her clothes down with the other, and when
She had got them below the surface We were
both taken or our feet and went slipping and
1oathS down. We went three rods before
gained footing. Tho girl must have been
very fond of me for never got such IL hug
ging i'll my life us She gave me- had my
trout basket, with tho strap hung over my
shoulder. kept swinging it around, and it
looked ut one time very much us though W,
three would 90 into the deep hole
We'll, l finally got "a firm foothold, and
then had II painful duty to perform, and
that was to stop that girl hugging me and
get her crquiotcd down SD that She knew what
She was about. l told her that she must talk,
hold OF her garments and with both hands
raise them to the top of The water, or ",
never could get back to the bridge gainst tho
current placed her in front of me and p,t
my arms around her, and we went lockstrl
back to tho bridge. | tell you it was Il sever,
wrcstle with the bouldcrs current and basket
OF fish, hut we reached there at last, aud thc,
continued the same stop To the edge of the
bridge at which she came on when I mod
cstly turned my back and stayed In tho waite,
WHO She climbed out, arranged her skirt,
and rnn Off. Turf, Field and Farm.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
Novel Remedy for Asthma.

A story comes to us well authenticated
about one of our old time citizens, living at
Derby Neck, who has for years been afflicted
with asthma, so as at times to render life
miserable. For the last two or three months
he has been especially under the rod of af-
fiction from this cause. One recent day a
lady visitor from AZ adjacent town told of a
friend WHO had been cured by standing
against board partition and having hole
bored therein at the patients exact height
and into which n portion Of tlln hair Of the
head was plugged and then cut off a few
days afterward n son of the gentleman re-
ferred to, thinking there might he sn.nrthing
in it, persuaded his father TO take hi. position
against Il partition for n trial Of the cure"
all the conditions of which were faithfully
complied with. That night the Old gentle
man, who is Il prominent member Of the
Methodist church, says that lin slept quietly
for the first time i'll a long while and in two
days and to date found himself apparently
cured.-Ansonia Conn., Sentinel
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
Excited by the IlaY.

"A few years ago a western congressman
went to one Of lhr Washington theatres
to witness the performance Of Tho Daughter
Of 'h" Regiment TIL" Western official was a
lai,," man, over six feet tail. who had been Il
bray" soldier in thc war. He followed the
scenes in the play with rapt interest, growing
more excited. In the scene where the soldier
seated on the collin is about to he shot, and
the "Daughtcr" rtlsl.es out and receives the
vo!ley intended for Ler loser, the congress-
nan could not control himself He spvany
UP, trembling with excitement, and with
tears in his eyes exclaimed: "D-n it,
say, its too bad."
Ono of the party with hin-wLo has since
come into the scnate-quickly caught him 10y
t!lr rnat skirts and pulled him down into his
seat. Wle.. lie was fairly settled and realized
that lis friends We're laughing at him he
became calm and joined in the laugh himself
1t was a long time before lie heard the last of
the Daughter Of the Regiment "-Washing
ton Cor. New York Tribune
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11

Mrs. George L. Lorillard will run her
t.loroughbrc(s IN ler own name this season.
Shn personally su.@rvises all the operations
and expenditures at her stock farm at Eaton
town, y. y.
OF the three daughters whom Longfellow
iinmftalized i'll that beautiful poem, The
Twilight Hour" Alice alone remains unn,ar-
rird .jhc lives in the Old Craig House, at
Cambridge with her bachelor uncle, Rev.
Samuel Lonsfellow.
In the German capital the female element
is growing more and more predominant,
owing chiefly to the fact that more women
than men 80 fiom the provinces to TIE capital,
and more male Berlincsc than females from
the city to the provinces
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
WE ARE CHANGED.

We feel our love has LON. grown cold.
And yet We dare nor own
THAT, day hy day, IL silcnt change
Has DER "ur spirits grown.
We scci it, though our eyes the while
Are blinded hy our tears;
With words of former tenderness
w" strive to mock our fears
But We are changed. We are not one,
AS W. were once of old.
Oh, would to God that we had died
Before our love grew cold!
View" struggled hard against our fate,
Nur hearts still warm to keep,
AS wayworn men strive with the cold
That numhs them into sleep.
We haNc not Let ono ,nkiuu word
Tie bitter truth reveal:
liif world knows not, must never know,
What both of lis now feel,
ll'ai w" "r' changed. We are not one,
-NS W" were once of old.
Oh, w"nl'! To God that we had died
Before our love grew cold!
Bounl, like the fclon bound Of yore,
tntothe ltr!css clay,
lAnS"'i tpa love long dead, that shows
E''ch moment more decay.
In secret we must lug our bonds,
TIKI death will set us free:
lwrrp, my wife, to think thatI
Have forged these chains for thee.
FOR We are changed We are not one,
AS We wrr" once of old.
oh, would t" God that we had died
Before our love grew cold!
-H. q. Halliburton
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
An Interesting Discovery.

At recent mectingo of the French ncodemv
of medicine, NJ. Brouarlcl made known
some curious and Interesting facts concerning
the dead body of IL girl ~ ycors old ,vlicl,
was discovered in n cellar under n hcun nj
straw The body had lain There ,Iont n
wear, and was i'm n ,nrf.rt state of ,,,,,n,ni
faction. I.utlrfuctiou had never s.t in 0no
nf the limb. we're shown nj, ,lo uce,nn.
il, was thoroughly .lry. the tissues ,yo,'n
hardened, and, when struck. sonnrous NM
l:rouardel and Au,yunrl ottril,ut.d ttis
munlniiication to the ,Iryn.s, of tlr soil
o, which tb. ,,o,I ln,lv l,.,I I,,n, ,,loaaI. ,.'t
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
LABOR NOTES.

The boss BARRIERS Of Washington ask to lc
allowed to keep their shops open on Sunday
mornings.
One thousand employees Of the Britton iro
and steel works, Cleveland, o., have III;
their wages increased from 10 TO - per ce'
The New Haven painters ask for So
day of nine hours, and reco.nnend the I.
ton of the apprentice systen'--ono ap
tice to each shop.
The grave diggers employed at &
cemetery, Long Island, are I,nigl
Dor. During the winter theyN''
ceiving $l.HD day for nine ho
they now ask for $l.75
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11

"Do you have us much trouble getting sea
food out there as you did ut iirst:' II famous
Boniface of New York asked the proprietor
of n great hotel in the west
Tho western landlord laughed Will" and
then said: "So, lIave no trouble at all, for
the simple reason that / don't try to get sea
food. The first year Was there tried &C.
make n Speciality of it. | had saddle rocks
specially shipped; Holsters by the ton almost
brought on ice; Little Necks from .png Island:
soft and hard crabs from Fulton market:
shrimls from New Orleans, and finally, as a
great treat for n special Sunday dinner, once
| had two barrels of Duxbury clans
shipped from Boston. Tho clams cost
me $40 II barrel, and the freight was
$40 moro, and that made fairly expensive
little delicacy. The CLAIMS cost lno So, before
! got them on tho table But rather fiat.
tered myself that | had got the bulge on table
dclicacics of tho sea food order in the west.
But the barrel of Duxbury claims settled the
business. have had my faith in native
oysters us q western table tlclicucy shaken by
complaints that they were too salt, too cold,
too large, too all these things that in the east
go to mako good oyster. Ono day u
wealthy ranclinlan who always stops with me-
said: Look here what kind Of oysters We're
those we Ind to-day. They were no good
| told him they We're fresh oysters, lust
shipped in ice from New York. Well, my
folks didn't like 'cm, and moro of your guests
are complaining. We don't like these eastern
oysters. anyway, They are too Shiny. We
like tho western oysters | tunib!ctl They
had been used all their lives to canned oys
tcrs, and the fresh, salty oysters seemed
stale to them. All right, / thought Canned
oysters are cheap; the others arc dear. SO
after that my guests had canned oysters, and
never had u kick. New York Sun
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
Caught in Hia Hat.

An organ grinder visited Riverside, Cal
the other day and crowd collected to leni
the music. When he passed his hat around
lie received two nickels, u piece Of cracker
!, pool check, three trouser buttons, piece ut
broken pint bottle, poker check and a
scrap Of city ordinance relating to the Oh
struction Of streets in Riverside.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
Among the guests at an afternoon tea given

Among the guests at an afternoon tea given
last week by prominent society woman was
tic Chinese minister with several attaches
and the young son of one of the secretaries.
The little fellow was of course. the center of
attraction, especially with the younger mcn-
boys Of the receiving party, one of whom
finally said to him: Gan you speak Engli,h:'
"ies, a little he replied. Let me see how
IAN You know, then; what can you say."
at this smile broke over the chila's fac. as
hc looked arcLly up at his questioner and
saitl Il know enough to say l would like
some ice cream. ."-Washington Capital.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11

"Soy, where's de sportin' editor?" asked u
loudly dressed young man, as he pokcd his
head into the room occupied by the night
editor. II wants him decide Jet between
me and George Hathaway. You see, it come
about dis way: don't know nothing about
books, and dis man Hathaway reads some
thing about man having hectic flush, and
lie wants to know whether it beats u full
house or not. claim it don't and he says it
does, and l want the matter settled" a
hectic flush was described to him and he went
away satisfied, agreeing to call the bet off. =
Minneapolis Tribune
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
ITEMS ABOUT WORDS.
Tho lemon takes its name from the CITY O
lima

Tho lemon takes its name from the city of
Lima.
"Pumch and Judy" is contraction from
Pontius and Judas. 1t is a relic of an old
miracle play in which the actors were
Pontius Plate and Judas Iscariot
"Alncins lane" London, is corruption
Of '.inccon lane mincheon being tho fe-
male form of monk Formerly there was
u nunncry in the street; hence tho name.
The word Mongol should not be applied to
the Chinese, who are a very different people.
The eminent ethnologist Schott believes that
M"ng"l is derived from the word mong,
which means b:ave.
The Black sea is said to nave received it
name from the Turks. i'll contrast to-.
lE45sean. The ancient Greeks CO.
inc, which means hosp
Axinc, which me-
Form"rly it We
Of '"' &sA
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
What tho Great Prairie State Lacks.

Omaha Fathcr-Now, Bobby, Ihavc little
home all ready and am going back east after
your mother.
Bobby lately from the easu-Wcll, I'll be
n good boy while your gone.
you know told you if you were u renl
COOL 10y Id bring you a present of your own
selecting. Now, what do you want ma and l
to get for you."
"Bring me big boxful of stones to throw
at cats. Omaha World.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11

The Duchess OF Cumberland, who has he
come mentally afflicted at Vienna, las, ON
the advice of Professor Braun. been placed iii
Lees!ori's private lu.t.tir asylum at Oher
dollins. The Duclm, o. C,;sii, r!aml i, a
dnu. .shtei Of the king OF denmark. She WAS
inarrcd to the Dukr OF Cumberland in ISIS,
and has had five children
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
DAKOTA.

Sea like in billowy distance, far away
The half broke prairies stretch on every hand
How wide the circuit of their summer day
What mcasureless acres of primeval land,
Treeless and birdless, by no eyesight spanncd
Looking along the horizons endless line
Man seems q pigmy in these realms of space;
No segment Of our planet-so divine
Turns up such beauty to the moons fair face
Here are soft grasses, flowers of tender hue,
Pallmpsets of the old and coming race,
Nistas most wonderful, and vast and new:
And see-abovc-whcre giant lightnin,s play.
From what an arch the sun pol,rs forth the day
Joel Benton in The Century,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
THE COMING HOUR.

Wall through the bosom of The night,
Storm wind: how strong thou art!
Thou canst not change the inward sky.
The summer of my heart.
Shed thy cold tears, o winter rain!
Sob through the twilight dim
lonly feel the sunshine's glow
Is ripcning fruit for him.
Bend your brown branches, lcai,css trees!
Beneath the wintry sky;
know for me the harvest time,
The vintage hour is nigh.
The grapes are glowing on the vino,
For Loves ownhand to take:
But he must press them with his lips
The Wine of life to make!
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
The Fastest Skat.r.

The time for one mile made by James Dom
osEue, the amateur champion skater, on the
Hudson, t2:2239a4) breaks all records, profess
sional as well as amateur
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
Preparing for Eusine.s

First Oarsman-Are you preparing for the
season!
Second Oarsman-Ycs. begin operations
next week.
"What kind of exercise do you intend to
takrf
We'll, have arranged to first have myself
interviewed two or three times. don't
know what Ill do after that. "-pittsburs
Dispatch.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11

II. II. Bancrofts great library, which lie
las been thirty years collecting, is now Of
f'red for sale at :?!5o,Goo. Who says money
will not buy brains in the face OF thiss
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11

During the recent rough weather in Oregon
there Were over POO fallen trees on the track
Of the Northern Pacific railroad within a dis
taucc Of fifteen miles
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11

The London st. James Gazette is authority
for the statement that Chic has lived down
and outlived all other words coined to take
its place,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
a LITERAL rANDEMONIuM.

Perhaps you can imagine tho din, but it's
more likely you can't When tho soldiers
had shot away their cartridges they hunted
up all the camp kettles and tin pans, and beat
them furiously with sticks and stones, still
yelling and Shouting us fast as they could
gather breath enough to do 50. Tho calnp
was II literal paildemonium. Hcaped with
wood the fires blaZcd high, and the forest was
aSlow with light.
Men did all sorts Of grotesquc nnd rdicll-
lous things. They climbed trees and yelled
through tho branches; they made heroic
speeches from logs and stumps; they turned
their clothes inside out; they rolo one an
other on poles-thcy did everything that
great fertility of resource in this direction
could suggest at the headquarters of our
brigade horse bucket full Of cagnog was
made, and tho general and his staff inlulge,l
in copious libations. After several grounds
they sailed forth and seized the Instrument,
OF the band, and formed fora parade through,
the camp The general headed the process
sion with the bass drum, which he pounded
so furiosly that he broke in one of the
heads. The staff officers, with horns, blew
the most wildly discorlant blasts AS they
marched liithcr and ththcr, rcgmcntal and
company officers and hundreds of soldiers
fell in behind tho general and his staff, until
the column Of howling lunatics was quarter
of Il mile long.
-Four years Of toiling and suffering such as
others know not, of weary marches and vigls
by day and by night, through fierce heat and
bcatlng storm; of facing til" pitilcss bullets
and screaming shell, amid awful scenes of
death and human anguish; long months and
years that had thinncd regiments of OND tn
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-06-11
A WILD NIGHT.
HOW THE NEWS OF LEES SUR
RENDER WAS RECEIVED.

The Story Told by Member of tho
Army of the Conference.-The Boys
Among the Mountains of East Tom